Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Money to Burn
Given that the World Wildlife Fund raises half a billion dollars a year, one wonders what they do with this abundance.
Renault ad taken off air over misleading emissions claim | Environment | The Guardian
A television advert featured a montage of cars and their impact on society with a voiceover saying: "For us, global warming goes beyond the emissions coming out of the exhaust. It's an issue we address before, during and after manufacture. From next year, Renault will launch a range of zero emission vehicles to drive the car forward again."
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Renault argued that the vehicles would not produce any emissions if powered by electricity from wind power or a renewable resource.

The company said the ad was intended to convey the message that there were no emissions from the electric cars when in use.
Boehner: Obama Administration’s Decision Keeps Vast Majority of America’s Offshore Energy Resources Off Limits | Republican Leader John Boehner
GOP Leader: “Keeping the Pacific Coast and Alaska, as well as the most promising resources off the Gulf of Mexico, under lock and key makes no sense at a time when gasoline prices are rising and Americans are asking ‘Where are the jobs?’”
The Real Reason We Should Drill « John Stossel
As Cato Institute energy analyst Jerry Taylor points out, the real reason we should do more offshore drilling is because there’s at least $1.8 trillion of new wealth sitting in those reserves.

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